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The process when a British national dies in Ghana, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Get a digital screen image to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
A good practice framework for local partnerships to consider when developing protocols for the response when an adult goes missing from a health or care setting.
Our social media content helps organisations in England and Wales to explain lasting powers of attorney and the importance of planning for the future.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information for British nationals in the event of a death in Morocco.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Egypt.
This resource pack highlights examples of best practice and helps ensure that effective support is available to victims of forced marriage.
Get a leaflet to support the Office of the Public Guardian's Your Voice, Your Decision campaign.
A guide for withdrawing a will or codicil stored with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
How to meet your consumer law obligations as an unregulated provider of will writing, online divorce and pre-paid probate services.
Find contact details of panel guardians
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
A guide to help staff learn how to support customers to use the services the Office of the Public Guardian provides.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Canada.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in India.
This guidance sets out the Public Guardian’s position on the Re ACC judgment and the actions OPG expect deputies to take to ensure compliance.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
The process when a British national dies in Trinidad and Tobago, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and repatriation of body to the UK.
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